Join us for a winter pruning workparty at Kirke Park P-Patch! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Volunteer sign-up link: https://timecounts.org/city-fruit/events/48295 Photos from event!:
The City Fruit and Shark Garden teams are hosting a winter pruning workshop at the New Start Community Garden, located in Burien! Please use the following EventBrite link to sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-winter-fruit-tree-pruning-workshop-tickets-512207204537. Space is limited!
Join us for a winter pruning workparty in partnership with the Friends of Piper's Orchard! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Please make sure to bring your mask and we will supply the necessary tools all sanitized and ready to go! And like always,Continue reading "Piper’s Orchard Winter Pruning"
This is a closed event, organized in honor of Tu'BShevat for a local synagogue climate action group! If you are a community group interested in participating in an orchard workparty with us, let us know! We'd love to hear from you - please send all inquires to [email protected].
Partnering with Holy Cross Orchard, City Fruit will be hosting a group of 13 students and 2 adult chaperones for a service learning event! Using curricula from our Urban Fruit Guardians program, students will learn about soil health and soil sampling, in addition to helping care for the orchard trees by spreading mulch. For moreContinue reading "Billings Middle School Service Project Day – Soil health sampling and mulching"
This is a closed to the public event. City Fruit and the stewards at Holy Cross Orchard welcome a group of corporate volunteers from Salesforce to learn and support the garden's winter pruning and spring cleaning efforts! For more information about our Education & Teambuilding opportunities, check out our website: https://www.cityfruit.org/organize-a-team-building-event/
Join us for a winter pruning workparty at Holy Cross Orchard! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Volunteer sign-up link: https://timecounts.org/city-fruit/events/48297
Join us for a winter pruning workparty in partnership with InterimCDA at Danny Woo Community Garden! Winter pruning helps invigorate new healthy growth in the spring and supports fruit production in the summer! Please make sure to bring your mask and we will supply the necessary tools all sanitized and ready to go! And likeContinue reading "Winter Pruning at Danny Woo Community Garden"
Winter pruning is done when the tree is still in dormancy and is a great time to assess your tree's structure! Dead and diseased wood are prioritized, followed by any larger cuts needed to maintain the shape of your tree. Winter pruning helps invigorate spring growth and is an important part of fruit tree maintenance!Continue reading "Free beginner winter pruning workshop at McAuliffe Park"
New fruit trees are in! Join us for a mulching and companion planting event at Troll's Knoll Orchard! In order to ensure these new trees are supported and grow healthy fruit down the line, we will be adding mulch and accompanying companion plants to the space for optimal growth support. We will supply the necessaryContinue reading "Mulching and companion planting at Troll’s Knoll Orchard"
For Liberty Mutual's annual Serve with Liberty event, a group of volunteers will be joining the City Fruit in some orchard care at McAuliffe Park & Orchard! We will be expanding the mulch rings of both new and existing fruit trees at the park and doing some training with the newly planted espalier Asian pearContinue reading "Liberty Mutual service project at McAuliffe Park & Orchard"
The City Fruit and Shark Garden teams are hosting a fruit tree netting workshop at the New Start Community Garden, located in Burien! A sign-up link will be provided by the Shark Garden team — please check back for more information soon or sign-up at the Shark Garden website to get first communications and sign-upsContinue reading "New Start Community Garden (Shark Garden) Netting Workshop"